Production Lines Scheduler in Wrexham

We are currently seeking a Production Planner to join the Logistics Department within the Cable business. This key role will be responsible for scheduling the efficient running of production through the factory to meet customer orders and stock replenishment.

Typical Duties:

• Responsible for generating a detailed three day production plan to deliver high levels of customer service whilst ensuring the most efficient use of both plant and labour, considering skills, preventative maintenance and engineering activities.
• Schedule the factory MES aligned to the three day plan and maintain crewing sheets.
• Manage order intake process, maintain lead times, production order date management, and offline available to promise process daily.
• Attend daily meetings with the Production Controller and Shift Co‑ordinators to communicate the business position relating to orders and stocks and to present and agree the short and long term production schedule and labour requirements.
• Manage WIP and FG to identify and utilise non‑standard lengths to reduce WIP and FG obsolescence.

Please note that you will be required to undertake a shift pattern, which includes providing planning cover one weekend in three. You will be required to cover weekend holidays and absence.

The successful candidate will ideally have experience gained from within a manufacturing environment, utilising modern planning tools. The candidate must also be able to use SAP, generating reports into Excel and manipulating data. Therefore they must be computer literate, able to work well under pressure and flexible to meet demanding deadlines.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Prysmian, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, and abilities. We strongly believe that diversity brings significant value at all levels of the organization, increasing the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and stakeholders. With Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture, Prysmian is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent, where people feel respected, included, and free to fully express their potential just as they are.

All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process, as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes. All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, origin, citizenship status, socio-economic status, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, parental leave, medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.